'''Alexander Downer''' was the longest-serving foreign minister of Australia, serving from the election of the [[John Howard|Howard]] Government in March 1996 to its defeat to [[Kevin Rudd]] in November 2008. | '''Alexander Downer''' was the longest-serving foreign minister of Australia, serving from the election of the [[John Howard|Howard]] Government in March 1996 to its defeat to [[Kevin Rudd]] in November 2008. |